Spike-puller.



' No. 828,168. PATENTED AUG. v, 1906.

E. WooDINGs. SPIKE FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.10.1904.

narran S'AES rnfrnn'fr orrion EMANUEL WOODINGS,

VERONA TOOL WORKS, RATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SPIKE-PULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. '7, 1906.

Application filed November 10, 1904. Serial No 232,157.

To @ZZ whom, t inccy concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL WooDINGs, of Oakmont, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Spike- Puller, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation showing my spike-puller in position, and Fig. 2 is a partial front elevation of the same.

My invention relates to the. devices for drawing railway-spikes from ties, and particularly to that type wherein the device rests upon the head of the rail.

The object of the invention is to provide a lever device with detachable spike-pulling heads, so that if one head is broken another may be easily and quickly inserted. As these devices are carried on hand-cars and the puller proper is often broken, it is important to provide for simple and easy insertion of other spike-pullers in the lever.

In the drawings, 2 represents an iron or steel lever having a lower outwardly-curved I portion 3, which is preferably flared outwardly on its side edges, as shown in Fig. 2. In the toe of this flattened and widened portion I provide an elongated hole 4, through which the stern 5 of the spike-puller or claw may be inserted and loosely held by the pin 6. The lower portion 7 of the spike-puller may be of the usual form, which is easily slipped under the head of the spike 8.

In using the device the conveXed heel portion of the foot of the lever-bar is rested upon the head 9 of the rail, and the spike-puller is then applied to the spike. Owing to the curve, the pull on the spike is practically vertical, so that it may be easily and quickly drawn. The device may also be used on Guard-rails and switches, where the spikes are iliicult to reach.

It will here be explained that the pin 6 is substantially cylindrical in shape, so as to roll upon the top of the foot of the lever when 'through the opening and the latter is rocked backward, thereby to maintain the pin vertically over the spike. Furthermore, the claw swings loosely upon the pin 6, and therefore maintains its upright p osition during the constantly-changing relation of the foot when the lever is being depressed. By reason of these two features the pull upon the claw and-upon the spike is always in a vertical direction, thereby insuring the most effective drawing of the spike, as all ofthe power is disposed longitudinally of the spike and there is no lateral draft thereon.

In case the Spike-puller 5 is broken another one can at once be inserted, so that one leverbar only need be carried on the hand-car with a supply of several spike-pullers, which are light and easily carried.

The advantages of my invention result from the strength and simplicity of the device and the facility for detaching and inserting the spike-pulling heads.

I claim# A spike-puller comprising a lever terminating at its lower end in a laterally-directed foot having its under side conveXed and merged into the back. of the lever to form a fulcrum-heel, there being an upright opening formed through the foot in front of the lever, a claw having an upright stem rising loosely provided with a transverse aperture, and a substantially cylindrical pin loosely received within the aperture and having its ends projecting at opposite sides of the stem and bearing upon the top of the foot, the pin capable of rolling upon the top of the foot, and the claw capable of swinging upon the pin to preserve a vertical disposition of and pull upon the claw.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EMANUEL WOODINGS.

Witnesses:

LA RUE Trans, O. METCALF. 

